How to write good ALT text
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 4:10 pm
A recent addition to NeoFinder is the ability to edit the two new standard XMP metadata text fields for ALT text and "Extended Description."
https://www.cdfinder.de/guide/13/13.1/n ... ridge.html
https://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/ ... essibility
https://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/ ... essibility
These two fields can be used to add a textual description of the visual content of a photo. This is vastly important for digital accessibility, and highly encouraged for all shared photographs and artwork these days.
A very nice guide on how to write concise and precise ALT text can be found here, and that page includes great examples:
https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/ ... ent-images
We highly recommend using these new features in NeoFinder to make it easier for your users and clients to use your images.
https://www.cdfinder.de/guide/13/13.1/n ... ridge.html
https://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/ ... essibility
https://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/ ... essibility
- alt-text-xmp.jpg (17.67 KiB) Viewed 2099 times
These two fields can be used to add a textual description of the visual content of a photo. This is vastly important for digital accessibility, and highly encouraged for all shared photographs and artwork these days.
A very nice guide on how to write concise and precise ALT text can be found here, and that page includes great examples:
https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/ ... ent-images
We highly recommend using these new features in NeoFinder to make it easier for your users and clients to use your images.